These are my stops that I found interesting during my travels on the web. I found the module 2 to be a major tipping point on my direction for my research question. Before I was focusing on computer programming and indigenous perspectives. Though I was finding it very difficult to research. These sites were helpful where it repurposed my question to be more focused on the relationship between 21st Century Skills with Indigenous Perspectives of Learning.
This website focuses on weaving together the principals of STEM with Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK). The website is a culmination of activities focusing on implicit biases that people have and how low expectations has roots of racism. The website has examples of how innovative learning environments can help dismantle eurocentric ideologies with merging STEM and TEK.
The document is a resource guide created by BC First Nations Peoples and BC government on creating a guide on Characteristics of Aboriginal Worldviews and Perspectives. It provides more in depth knowledge for educators who are playing a vital role in designing a responsive schooling for Indigenous youth and all children. Provides language and frameworks on helping educators create lesson plans with being intentional with creating Aboriginal Education for all. I found this helpful because as someone who is not from Canada. This helps me understand the history and atrocities that were committed and where we are at after the Truth and Reconciliation report was given by the Government of Canada.
“The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander STEM Professional Awards recognise people who have made a significant contribution to key STEM initiatives and demonstrate suitability and capacity to act as a role model for Aboriginal students. There are two awards in this category – the early career award and the career achievement award.” The website is rich with awards that were given to Aboriginal people who have made contributions to the STEM field. There are articles and photos of the award recipients. I found this useful because there are tons of white scientist in textbooks but no acknowledgment about the contributions of Aboriginal peoples within the STEM field.
Program is created by an Aboriginal astronomer who works to deliver telescopes to Aboriginal schools. His main focus is to provide the tools for students to have a hands on approach to math and science.
While on my exploration of websites I found that a lot of STEAM projects or programs for Aboriginal students were ran by non aboriginal corporate sponsors. I searched online for programs ran by actual Aboriginal groups. I found this website. It has some cool links that gets you connected with STEAM projects and Indigenous groups.